Bottle-closure.



H. S. BREWINGTON.

BOTTLE CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-19, I914.

Patented Apr. 4,1916.

HENRY S. BBEWINGTON, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

. BOTTLE-CLOSURE.

Application filed December 19, 1914.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY'S. BREWING- TON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Bottle-Closures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is in the nature of a closure for'bottles or jars and particularly for the class of wide mouthed bottles in general use for serving milk or creamto consumers.

The most generally used closure for milk bottles at the present time consists of a disk stopper which is forced into the open mouth of the bottle to rest upon a ledge or seat formed in the neck somewhat below the top. This results in leaving a space outside of the disk which catches dust and dirt and sometimes holds a small quantity of milk, squeezed out in applying the stopper. This is a temptation to stray cats and dogs to lick the topof the disk and the inside of the neck of the bottle. YVhen dirt is lodged on the outside of the disk it is liable to fall into the bottle when the disk is removed, and dirt frequently adheres to the inner surface of the neck of the bottle outside of the disk so that in pouring milk from the bottle this dirt is carried with it.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved closure for this class of bottles which will obviate all of the enumerated difiiculties and in carrying out said object, the invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the parts of a closure which will be hereinafter fully described and afterward specifically claimed.

In order that the construction and operation thereof may be readily comprehended. I have illustrated approved embodiments of my invention in the accompanying drawings and I will now proceed to fully and specificallydescribe the invention in connection with said drawings, in which,

Figure 1 represents, in perspective, one form of disk in accordance with my invention, before applying to the bottle. Fig. 2 represents the same disk in an optional form, ready to be placed on the bottle. Fig. 3 represents, in plan view, a diiferent from that of Fig.1. Fig. 4 represents a sectional view of the metal strip used on my disk. Fig. 5 represents a sec- Specification of Letters Patent.

disk slightly Patented Apr. 41, 1916.

Serial No. 878,017.

tional view of the neck of a bottle with my improved closure applied thereto. Fig. 6 represents, in elevation, a neck of a bottle with a closure of a somewhat modified form.

Wherever the same parts appear in a plurality of the figures of the drawings, they are indicated by the same reference characters.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 10 indicates the neck of a milk bottle of ordinary construction, which is provided. as is shown, with a wide mouth 11 and with its outer edge thickened, forming a projecting ledge 12 at the top, curved in vertical outline. as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

13 indicates a flexible disk which mav be made of many difl erent materials such as heavy paper, light paste-board. treated textile fabric, parchment, or any other 2113- proved material. This disk 13 composes the main body of my improved closure and has. applied to its edge, a strip 14 of non-resilient sheet metal, said strip being bent into V- shape in transverse section. as clearlv shown in Fig. 4. to inclose the edge of disk 13, to which it is secured by simple pressure. as shown in Fig. 3. or by pressure which causes slight indentations 15 to be pressed into the material of the disk. as shown in Fig. 1.

With the non-resilient strip 14 secured thereto in substantially the form of a binding. disk 13 is ready to be applied to the bottle. This application to the bottle may be accomplished in various ways the approved method being to place the disk upon the mouth of the bottle, with the metallic binding strip 14 and a portion of the disk just within said binding strip. projecting bevond the edge of the mouth of the bottle and apply pressure thereon by means of dies or a construction which will carry this projecting portion downwardly over the mouth of the bottle and give to it a crimped form as best shown :in Fig. 6, that portion of the disk at 16, inside of the binding strip or ring. being pressed closely against and under the ciirved outer surface of the projection 12 around the'bottle mouth, and the metallic binding strip 14 resting against the mouth, being crimped as clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. It will be observed that this operation of closing the bottle mouth has been performed upon the disk This can be done by means of dies, which will crimp the edges, 'or portion 16 of the disk 13, also the metallic binding strip 'or ring 1%, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. It may also be desirable sometimes to make the projecting portion 16 of the disk much wider,

as shown in Fig 6 of the drawings. Vith this construction, the portion 16 of the disk and the metallic binding strip 14, will be pressed over the bottle mouth in the same manner as before described, crimping these parts during the operation, and carrying the binding strip ll some distance below the curved projection 12 of the bottle mouth, where it will be firmly held-by reason of its own nonresiliency.

I have found in practice that my improved closure, in either of the forms described. completely seals the bottle, leaving no space where dust or spilled milk may lodge, whereby a perfect sanitary closure is provided.

\Vhile I have specifically described the construction, location, and operation of the.

various parts comprised in my invention, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which the invention most nearly appert-ains, that many slight changes and variations may be made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A bottle closure, comprising a disk of suitable flexible material adapted to be bent downward around its edge to form an annular skirt, and a binding strip or ring fixed upon the edge of said disk and secured thereto before the edge of the disk is bent, downward.

2. A bottle closure, comprising a diskof suitable flexible material adapted to be bent downward around its edge to form an annular skirt, and a binding strip or ring fixed upon the edge of said disk and secured 4 thereto before the edge of the disk is bent downward, said disk being folded to encom pass the edge of the disk.

-3. A bottle closure, comprising a disk of suitable flexible material adapted to be bent downward around its edge to form an annular skirt, and a binding strip or ring fixed upon the edge of said disk and secured thereto before the edge-of the disk is bent downward, said strip being folded to encom pass the edge of the disk and provided with indentations to retain it in position.

4. A bottle closure, comprising a disk of suitable flexible material adapted to be bent downward around its edge to form an annular skirt, and. a binding strip or ring fixed upon its outer edge and secured thereto before the edge of the disk is bent downward, the outer edge of said disk with the strip thereon being bent at a' slight inclination to the body of the disk and formed with crimps.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY S. BREWVINGTON.

' VVitnesses':

IRENE BELL PnARnELL, J MARY M. MAGRAW. 

